2 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java b/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java
index 9ab26d32..7e09cd96 100644
--- a/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java
+++ b/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP Policy Engine - Common Modules
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class Serializer {
      * @return the object that was de-serialized from the byte array
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs
      */
-    public static <T> T deserialize(Class<T> clazz, byte[] data) throws IOException {
+    private static <T> T deserialize(Class<T> clazz, byte[] data) throws IOException {
 
         try (ByteArrayInputStream in = factory.makeByteArrayInputStream(data);
                         ObjectInputStream ois = factory.makeObjectInputStream(in)) {
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ public class Serializer {
          */
         public Object readObject(ObjectInputStream ois) throws IOException {
             try {
-                return ois.readObject();
+                /*
+                 * This class is only used by junit tests. In addition, it is only used by
+                 * deserialize(), which has been made "private", thus disabling sonar.
+                 */
+                return ois.readObject(); // NOSONAR
 
             } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                 throw new IOException(e);
diff --git a/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/test/ToStringTester.java b/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/test/ToStringTester.java
index 18502a35..3890ae95 100644
--- a/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/test/ToStringTester.java
+++ b/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/test/ToStringTester.java
@@ -37,23 +37,22 @@ import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
  *
  * @author Ram Krishna Verma (ram.krishna.verma@est.tech)
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 public class ToStringTester implements Tester {
 
-    private final Matcher matcher;
+    private final Matcher<?> matcher;
 
     public ToStringTester() {
         matcher = anything();
     }
 
-    public ToStringTester(final Matcher matcher) {
+    public ToStringTester(final Matcher<?> matcher) {
         this.matcher = matcher;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public void run(final PojoClass pojoClass) {
-        final Class clazz = pojoClass.getClazz();
+        final Class<?> clazz = pojoClass.getClazz();
         if (anyOf(matcher).matches(clazz)) {
             final Object classInstance = ValidationHelper.getBasicInstance(pojoClass);